Daria Kasatkina def. Xinyu Wang 1-6, 7(7)-6(5), 7-5 — Canadian Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Daria Kasatkina defeated Xinyu Wang 1-6, 7(7)-6(5), 7-5 in the R128 of the Canadian Open 2026.

Break-point efficiency decided it. Daria Kasatkina converted 7 of 11 chances while Xinyu Wang went 8 of 17, the gap that let Kasatkina win a Canadian Open opener in which Wang took more points, 104 to 98. Wang won 73 percent of first-serve points in a three-break opening set; Kasatkina's answer was 4 for 4 on break chances in a seven-break second set she stole in the tiebreak. The third nearly slipped away. Wang broke for 5-3 in game 8, but Kasatkina claimed the last four games, breaking in game 9 and in game 11 for 6-5 before serving it out 2 hours, 23 minutes in. It is her first win since Wimbledon's first week and trims a series Wang had led 2-1 on record.

Match stats

Xinyu Wang: 2 aces, 63% first serves, 8 double faults, 8/17 break points. Daria Kasatkina: 0 aces, 61% first serves, 9 double faults, 7/11 break points.

Profiles: Xinyu Wang · Daria Kasatkina — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

Xinyu Wang and Daria Kasatkina have met 4 times, splitting the head-to-head 2–2.

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